A a membrane which vibrates in response to sound waves. Is also know as the eardrum and is between the outer and middle ear.
What is the tympanic membrane?
100
The measurement used for hearing loss that measures how the loud or soft a sound is.
What are Decibels (dB)?
100
DHH
What is Deaf/Hard of Hearing?
100
The difference is this loss is loss in both ears and this other hearing loss is in only one ear.
What is the difference between bilateral hearing loss and unilateral hearing loss?
200
The middle ear contains three tiny bones known as the ossicles.
What is the malleus, incus, and stapes?
200
This measures frequency or pitch.
What are Hertz (Hz)?
200
IEP
What is an individualized education program.
300
The external part of the ear; also called the auricle.
What is the pinna?
300
This represents the right ear on an audiogram.
What is an "O"?
300
Audiogram
What is the name of the test of hearing that is recorded on a chart or graph?
300
dB
What is decibels?
300
Occurs when a problem of the outer or middle ear prevents sound from being sent in to the inner ear, can exist if part of the external or middle ear is not fully developed or if it develops abnormally.
What is conductive hearing loss?
400
Three fluid-filled bony channels in the inner ear. They are
situated at right angles to each other and provide information
about orientation to the brain to help maintain balance.
What are the semicircular canals?
400
This represents the left ear on an audiogram.
What is an "X"?
400
He or she tests your hearing and determines if you have a hearing loss or not.
What is an Audiologist?
400
FAPE
What is free an appropriate public education?
400
A loss of hearing that is present at birth.
What is congenital hearing loss?
500
The spiral cavity of the inner ear which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.
What is the cochlea?
500
This is what SRT stands for.
What is speech reception threshold.
500
If a student is identified with a hearing loss, he or she gets this legal document to make sure his or her needs are met in school.
What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
500
LRE
What is least restrictive environment?
500
Loss of hearing prior to speech and language development.
Loss of hearing after speech and language have developed.
What is the difference between prelingual and postlingual hearing loss?